Fastener.



Patented Oct. 31, I899. P. s. ELLIOTT.

F A S T E N E R.

(Application filed Jan. 10, 1899.)

(No Model.)

7 W 6 U n I '20 (lines 5' es Unrrnn STATES PATENT Genres- PHILIP S.ELLIOTT, OF LAWVRENCE, KANSAS.

FASTENER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 63 5,7 58, datedOctober 31, 1899.

Application filed January 10, 1899. Serial No. 701,760. (No model.) 4

T0 in whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, PHILIP S. ELLIOTT, a citizen of the United States,residing at Lawrence, in the county of Douglas and State of Kansas,haveinvented a new and useful Improvement in Fasteners, of which thefollowing is a specification.

My invention relates to fasteners; and it consists in the peculiar andadvantageous construction hereinafter described, and particularlypointed out in the claims appended.

In the annexed drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of a shoe and anovershoe equipped with myimprovements,the latter being shown asconnected to the former. Fig. 2 is an enlarged vertical sectionillustrating the stud and socket members of my fastener in engagement.Fig. 3 comprises separated perspective views of the parts of which thesocket member is composed. Fig. 4. comprises sep arated perspectiveviews of the parts of which the stud member is composed. Fig. 5 is abroken side elevation of an implement which I prefer to employ infastening the stud member to a shoe. Fig. 6 is a detail section of amodification.

In the said drawings similar letters designate corresponding parts inall of the several views, referring to which V A is a shoe, B anovershoe or rubber, and O the socket memberof my fasten er. This memberO is preferably formed of light slightlyresilient sheet metal andpreferably comprises a cup-shaped body 6., having a central aperture 1)and a slightly-flared and slitted flange c, surrounding the same, aninwardlyflaring fastening-socket d, which has its inner end slitted andis provided at its outer end with a flange e, a concavo convexstrengthening-disk f, and a strengthening cap or cover g. Said member 0is designed to be connected to the upper rear portion of the overshoe orto an extension h thereof at the time of manufacturing it. In applyingit the overshoe is punctured at 11, (see Fig. 2,) and the socket d ispassed through the aperture from the inside of the overshoe outwardlyand into the flanged aperture 1) of the body a, which is disposed at theoutside of the overshoe. IVith this done the slitted end of the socket dand theslitted portion of the flange c are bent over, as shown in Fig.2, and in consequence the socket d and body Ct are se curely connectedtogether and fixed in position on the overshoe. The diskf, which has forits purpose to lend rigidity and strength to the body a, is now placedin position, as shown in Fig. 2, after which the strengthening cap orcover 9 is placed in position and secured to the body a by bending itsears j against the side Wall of the body.

D is the stud member, which is also preferably formed of lightslightly-resilient sheet metal and is designed to be placed on themarket, together with the overshoe equipped with member 0. Said memberDis designed to be attached to the'shoe of the purchaser of the overshoe.It preferably comprises a base 70, having a central aperture Z and acollar on surrounding the same, a bulb-like protuberance a, which isformed by slitting a single disk of material and properly shaping thesame to form spring-arms 1) and flanges g at the terminals thereof, andan apertured retaming-plate 1', which has ears 8 and fastening-prongs t,as shown. In assembling these parts to form the stud member D theprotuberance n is passed through the aperture of the plate r and itsarms 19 are grouped around the collar-flange m of the base 79, with theangular branches of said arms interposed between the said base 76 of theplate r. With this done the ears 8 of plate 1" are bent over upon theplate 70, when the parts are securely connected together. The arms 19 ofthe protuberance n are preferably of the shape shownthat is to say,Widest at the largest part of the protuberance and diminishing slightlytoward each end, so as to add to the strength of the spring thereof.

To secure the member D to the back of a shoe, the fastening-prongs t ofplate a" are passed through the shoe-upper from the outside and are bentagainst the inside of the shoe-upper after the manner shown in Fig. 2.In order that the member D may thus be quickly and easily connected tothe shoe, I have devised the implement E. (Shown in Fig. 5.) Thisimplement comprises two members u 1), connected at w in a hinged manner.The member a is provided in its inner face with the concavities x, whichextend to one of its edges, as shown, and the member '0 is provided inits outer face with a concavity y,

which extends to one of its side edges, and is connected by atransversely-disposed slot 2' with its other or inner face. Said membero is also provided with a spring-pressed catch 0., which has theprotuberance-engagingportion I) and a finger-piece c.

In using the implement E the stud member D is placed and secured in themember v, as shown by dotted lines in Fig. 5, and after the back portionof the shoe-upper is folded or rolled down one or more times theimplement is applied to the shoe-upper with the member to at the insideand the member c at the outside thereof, and the members u 'v arepressed together, with the result that the fastening-prongs twill bequickly driven through the upper and clenched against the inside of thesame. The member u is curved, as shown, to receive the folded portion ofthe shoe-upper.

In lieu of connecting the fastener member C directly to an overshoe orextension thereof it may be connected to a strip F of rubber or leatherfolded upon itself. The fastener member may be connected to the foldedstrap in the same way that it is connected to the overshoe, and the endsof the strap may be disposed at either side of the back of an overshoeand riveted or otherwise connected thereto, as shown in Fig. 6. Fromthis it follows that the strap F, bearing the socket member 0, may besold together with the stud member D, and when an overshoe is sold thestrap F may be readily connected thereto and the stud member-D may besecured tothe shoe of the purchaser.

In using my improvements when an overshoe isplaced on a shoe it may bequickly and easily secured thereto by simply pressing the socket memberagainst the protuberance n of the stud member, when said protuberancewill spring into the socket 431 of the socket member and remain thereinsecure against casual disengagement. W'hen, however, it is desired toremove the overshoe from the shoe, the same may be quickly and easilyaccomplished by pressing the overshoe in the direction indicated byarrow in Fig. 2.

Vhile I have shown and described my improved fastener members as appliedto a shoe and overshoe, I do not desire to be understood as confiningmyself to such application of the fastener members, as they may beemployed on any two devices that it is desired to connect or to twoparts of a single device.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is 1. A stud member ofa fastener comprising a base-plate having a circular, centralprojection, a plate 0" arranged at the side of the baseplate and havinga central aperture receiving the projection of the base-plate, and earsbent over the edge of said base-plate, and also having lateralfastening-prongs, and the bulblike protuberance extending through theaperture of plate 0" and having arms grouped about the centralprojection of the base-plate and terminating in flanges interposedbetween the plate a" and the base-plate, substantially as specified.

2. A socket member of a fastener comprising a cup-shaped body having acentral aperture and a slitted flange surrounding the same, thefastening-socket arranged in the aperture of the body having at one enda base-flange and having its other end slitted and bent over the slittedflange of the body, the strengthening-disk arranged within the outerside wall of the body, and the strengthening-cap having ears bentagainst the side wall of the body, substantially as specified.

3. In a fastener, a socket member comprising the cup-shaped body havingthe central aperture and the slitted flange surrounding the same, thefastening-socket arranged in the aperture of the body having at one enda base-flange and having its other end slitted and bent over the slittedflange of the body, the strengthening'disk arranged within the outerside wall of the body, and the strengthening-cap having ears bentagainst the side wall of the body; in combination with a stud memberadapted to be received and held in the socket of the socket member,substantially as specified.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set my hand in presence of twosubscribing witnesses.

PHILIP S. ELLIOTT.

